The Shotgun Wedding for the Psychologized Self
Above: Front row: Sigmund Freud, G. Stanley Hall, Carl Jung; back row: Abraham Brill, Ernest Jones, Sándor Ferenczi (1909). Carl Trueman’s book The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self is a true genealogy of one branch of modernity. Although published in 2020, I recently completed reading the book and wanted to recommend it to […]
St. Francis, The CFR’s Founding, and Mission w/ Fr. Malachy Napier
Fr. Malachy Napier joins the show. He talks about Being Ordained During the Pandemic, The Life of Francis of Assisi, and much More. He also tells a phenomenal story about doing prison ministry in an over crowded Nicaraguan Prison. Show Sponsors: Strive 21 https://strive21.com/matt Ascension Press: https://ascensionpress.com/fradd
The Power of a Woman’s Voice: “Cabrini” Director Says Film Inspires the “Fight for Good”
On March 8, 2024, Angel Studios will release “Cabrini,” a film about the life and mission of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini. Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first canonized saint from the United States. As a Catholic sister, she immigrated from Italy and founded almost 70 institutions worldwide. These facilities included orphanages, hospitals, and schools […]
Through Lent with the Stations of the Cross
To guide my Lenten reflections this year, I am using the new book The Stations of the Cross in Slow Motion: A Daily Devotion by Suzan Sammons (Sophia Institute Press, 2023). This book guides the user each day through one Station of the Cross, considering several aspects of each for three to four days at […]
Abuse victims: Protestant church must relinquish power
Hanover (KNA) Following the presentation of the first nationwide study on abuse in the Protestant Church, those affected are urging for swift consequences. “Much remains to be done,” said Detlev Zander, spokesperson for the organisation representing those affected, according to a statement issued by the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) on Tuesday. “Only if the […]
Marx: Church must not stand alongside AfD and Putin
Augsburg (KNA) Cardinal Reinhard Marx from Munich has called on the Church to defend freedom. “Freedom may be under threat, but then we as a church have to stand on the side of freedom,” said Marx on Tuesday in Augsburg. “Not on the side of authoritarian regimes, not of those who dream of the past, […]
6 Little-Known Facts About Young Fatima Mystics Saints Jacinta & Francisco Marto
How much do you know about Fatima mystics Saint Francisco Marto and Saint Jacinta Marto? These young visionaries delivered to the world the important messages of Our Lady of Fatima in 1917. The Catholic Church celebrates their feasts on February 20. Here are six more little-known facts about these amazing Fatima mystics: 1) When Our […]
Fact Check: Did Pope Francis Change Catholic Church Law on Fasting During Lent?
In the more than 10 years of his Pontificate, Pope Francis has given lots of advice to help Catholics live their faith. Due to his informal style and sense of humor, his quotes and writings have become popular memes on social media. However, many publications attribute messages to him that he has never actually said […]
Christian indigenous people in India protest against border fence
New Delhi (KNA) Indigenous ethnic groups and human rights activists in northern India are condemning the sealing off of the border with Myanmar and the end of freedom of movement without visas and passports to the neighbouring country. According to media reports, the sealing off of the border with a fence primarily affects the predominantly […]
Historian: Sexual abuse is not a modern problem
Zurich/Notre Dame (KNA) According to the German historian and theologian Ulrich L. Lehner, all the problems of the Catholic Church in the abuse crisis were already known in the 17th and 18th centuries. “The Jesuits liked to present themselves as a particularly chaste order,” said the author of the book from the renowned University of […]